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Correspondent Banks Correspondent Banks Please ensure that all payments destined for The Royal Bank of Scotland International (RBS International), the remitting bank sends a SWIFT MT103 directly to the appropriate jurisdiction SWIFT BIC: RBS International, Jersey SWIFT BIC: RBOSJESX RBS International, Guernsey SWIFT BIC: RBOSGGSP RBS International, Isle of Man SWIFT BIC: RBOSIMDX RBS International, Luxembourg SWIFT BIC: RBOSLULL RBS International, London SWIFT: RBSIGB2L Your full Account Name should be quoted as the Beneficiary Customer as well as your Account Number (or IBAN) and full reference details should be quoted in ‘Details for Beneficiary’. For information purposes only, the remitting Bank may require details of RBS International’s Standard Settlement Institutions to allow cover for direct MT103’s: AUSTRALIAN DOLLARS: National Australia Bank Limited, Melbourne SWIFT: NATAAU3303M CANADIAN DOLLARS: Bank of Montreal, Montreal SWIFT: BOFMCAM2 DANISH KRONER: Den Danske Bank A.S., Copenhagen SWIFT: DABADKKK EURO: The Royal Bank of Scotland plc, London SWIFT: RBOSGB2L HONG KONG DOLLARS: DBS Hong Kong, Hong Kong SWIFT: DHBKHKHH JAPANESE YEN: Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, Tokyo SWIFT: SMBCJPJT NEW ZEALAND DOLLARS: Bank of New Zealand, Wellington SWIFT: BKNZNZ22 NORWEGIAN KRONER: Den Norske Bank, Oslo SWIFT: DNBANOKK SINGAPORE DOLLARS: Development Bank of Singapore, Singapore SWIFT: DBSSSGSG SOUTH AFRICAN RAND: Standard Bank Of South Africa, Johannesburg SWIFT: SBZAZAJJ STERLING: The Royal Bank of Scotland, London SWIFT : RBOSGB2L SWEDISH KRONER: Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken, Stockholm SWIFT: ESSESESS SWISS FRANCS: UBS AG, Zurich SWIFT: UBSWCHZH80A THAILAND BAHT: Bangkok Bank, Bangkok SWIFT: BKKBTHBK UNITED STATES DOLLARS: Wells Fargo Bank NA, New York (formerly Wachovia Bank NA) SWIFT: PNBPUS3NNYC CHIPS : 155424 Fedwire (ABA) : 026005092 Account Number : 2000193009149 Account Name : Royal Bank of Scotland International Limited Failure to comply with these routing instructions may result in a payment being delayed or possibly returned if RBS International are unable to identify the recipient or the beneficiary cannot identify the reason for the payment. RBSI 927 (01/11/2017) Page 1 of 2 If sending payments for RBS International by CHAPS, please send the payment to the appropriate jurisdiction detailed below containing full details of the payment and beneficiary account name and number. CHAPS (STERLING): Royal Bank of Scotland International Guernsey Sort Code: 16-58-86 or 16-20-29* Jersey Sort Code: 16-58-93 or 16-10-28* Isle of Man Sort Code: 16-58-80 or 16-60-17* London Sort Code: 16-59-14 or 16-59-15* * Each jurisdiction holds two sort codes, please remit the CHAPS payment to the relevant code for your account number RBS International can also receive payments in the following currencies through accounts maintained with RBS, London. Payments should be made to SWIFT BIC: RBOSGB2L quoting the appropriate SWIFT BIC* where you hold your account as the Beneficiary Institution (SWIFT Field 57a). Please also arrange to quote your full IBAN and account name as the beneficiary of the payment (SWIFT field 59): RBS International Jersey SWIFT BIC* RBOSJESX RBS International Guernsey SWIFT BIC* RBOSGGSP RBS International Isle of Man SWIFT BIC* RBOSIMDX RBS International, Luxembourg SWIFT BIC: RBOSLULL RBS International, London SWIFT: RBSIGB2L For information purposes only, the remitting Bank may require details of RBS London’s Standard Settlement Institutions to allow cover for the MT103’s to them: Currency Bank Name Swift Code Bahrain Dinar (BHD) National Bank of Bahrain, Manama, Bahrain NBOBBHBM Raiffeisenbank (Bulgaria) EAD, Bulgarian Lev RZBBBGSF Sofia, Bulgaria. Croatian Kuna Zagrebacka Banka DD, Zagreb, Croatia ZABAHR2X Ceskoslovenska Obchodni Banka AS, Czech Koruna CEKOCZPP Prague, Czech Republic Hungarian Forint Uni Credit Bank, Budapest, Hungary BACXHUHB Indian Rupee Standard Chartered Bank, Mumbai, India SCBLINBB Israeli Shekels Bank Hapoalim BM, Tel Aviv, Israel POALILIT Kenyan Shillings Kenya Commercial Bank Ltd, Nairobi, Kenya KCBLKENX Kuwait Dinar (KWD) National Bank of Kuwait, Safat, Kuwait NBOKKWKW Mexican Nuevo Peso BBVA Bancomer SA, México City, Mexico BCMRMXMMCOR Banque Marocaine pour le Commerce et Moroccan Dirham (MAD) BMCIMAMC l’Industrie SA, Morocco Oman Rial (OMR) Bank Muscat, Seeb, Oman BMUSOMRX Polish Zloty ING Bank Slaski SA, Slaskie Poland INGBPLPW Qatari Rial Qatar National Bank SAQ, Doha, Qatar QNBAQAQA Saudi Riyals Riyad Bank, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia RIBLSARI Turkish Lira Turkiye iS Bankasi As Instabul, Turkey ISBKTRIS UAE Dirhams National Bank of Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi NBADAEAA Failure to comply with these routing instructions may result in a payment being delayed or possibly returned if RBS International are unable to identify the recipient or the beneficiary cannot identify the reason for the payment. The Royal Bank of Scotland International Limited (RBS International). Registered Office: P.O. Box 64, Royal Bank House, 71 Bath Street, St. Helier, Jersey JE4 8PJ. Tel. 01534 285200. Regulated by the Jersey Financial Services Commission. Guernsey business address: P.O. Box 62, Royal Bank Place, 1 Glategny Esplanade, St. Peter Port, Guernsey, GY1 4BQ. Tel. 01481 710051. Regulated by the Guernsey Financial Services Commission and licensed under the Banking Supervision (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 1994, as amended, the Insurance Managers and Insurance Intermediaries (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 2002, and the Protection of Investors (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 1987, as amended. Isle of Man business address: 2 Athol Street, Douglas, Isle of Man, IM99 1AN. Tel. 01624 646464. Licensed by the Isle of Man Financial Services Authority in respect of Deposit Taking, Investment Business and registered as a General Insurance Intermediary. RBSI 927 Nov 2017.
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